Agria 38. (Az Egri Múzeum Évkönyve - Annales Musei Agriensis, 2002)

Bitskey István: Az egri vár diadala a XVI–XVII. századi irodalomban

The heroic defence of Eger Castle was also frequently mentioned in ecclesiastical treatises and university disputes in the centuries which followed. Whilst Péter Pázmány lavished praise on István Dobó, it was the Protestant students abroad who popularised the heroic deeds which took place at Eger Castle. Stories revolving around the heroism and courage of the women of Eger proved popular for a long time, particularly the cases of a woman who avenged the death of her husband, and a girl the death of her mother, by killing a considerable number of Turkish warriors. To sum up one can say that the literary works the 1552 siege inspired played a significant role in creating the cult of Eger Castle, and that it was those poets and students with some literary background who contributed most in making Eger not only a symbol of the fight against the Turks but living proof that the Turks could indeed be vanquished. 201